The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
WATSON'S MISSING BRIDE.
Suspicion that the Railway Corpse is
the Remains of Lillian Snayely.
the Time the Murder Was Committed-Ex-
element Among Sterling QlL) People. :
Special to the Indianapolis Journar.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, April 2-ln the news from New |
York, yesterday, a telegram was published from
G. L. Watson, of New York, to the chief of po-
lice at Pittsburg. inquring for the whereabouts
of Mrs. Watson, his wife. It was stated that
Mrs. Watson was supposed to have left Chicago
for Pittsburg the oath, on a train that was
wrecked at Leetona, o., and sew
erai persons killed; that nothing had been heard
from her, and that it was feared thai she had
either been killed or had become insane and
wandered away. This morning dispatches from
New York connected Watson with the recent
mysterious murder of a woman ct Runway, N.
j., and it was stated that he had acted
suspiciousy and refused to tell whether
he had ever been at Railway, and that he
had quietly left for the West on Thursday night.
Watson arrived in Chicago last evening. and to-
day was found by reporter at the Commercial
Hotel. He is small man, with brown beard
an English accent, and nervous, excitable man.
ner. He said he had come here to find his wife,
and Indignantly denied that he had anything to
do with the bloody mystery at Railway.
II can prove" he said ''tnat 1 was in Balti-
more when this murder is supposed to have
been committed. / never refused to say whether
l had been to the town. l was there. l went
out to see the body, when 1 began to worry
about my wife, but i found that, although the
murdered woman did not look unlike Mrs Wat
son, it was not she. didn't act suspiciously at
all. Everything I have done has been open and
abovsboard. Great God! know nothing about
fhia RAILWAY off 7 vr.o
suspected until you told me. The only thing
that could lead any one to think that was con-
nected with the murder was the fact that. if my
wife did leave Chicago OF. the Oath. she would
have been at Railway just about the time this
woman was killed" -
Mr.. Watson said he had known his wife only
three months before their marriage. Her name
was Lillian Sn avely and her folks are well-to-
do farmers OF Sterling III. Mr.. Watson met
her in this city, where she was taking painting
lessons, and fell in love with her. She was rich,
had money and bonds at her disposal, and when
she married Mr.. Watson. on March 10, in Chi
cago, she put her bonds and cash into his hands
saying, "Take them, Charlie, and put them in
bank in your name" Mr. Watson said, how
ever, that he refused to do so, although she in
sisted. He laughed to scorn the statement that
his wife was insane when she married him. and
that it was for her money that he took her to be
Mrs. Watson. He said her mother was bitterly
opposed to the marriage, because he was COM
parativey poor man, but they slipped away and
were united before her family could prevent it.
Mr. Watson said that after his marriage they
intended to 60 to Kansas, where he was going
to engage In the cattle business. He went East
to settle up some business and to bid goodbys TO
reativesin Baltimore and New York. He left here
on March Is and first went to Baltimore. Mrs.
Watson remained behind. but wrote letters to
him almost daily All at once her letters ceased,
and then he wired friend to give him infor-
nation about his wife, as all his letters and tele-
grams to ner were unanswered. His friend. in
reply. telegraphed him that his wife had left
Chicago on March "a, TO meet him at Pittsburg>
He did not know what had induced her to leave
for Pittsburg, as he had made arrangements
to meet her there. He had sought since then,
to trace her whereabouts. but had failed to learn
anything concerning her. He said his own idea
was that her mother had her locked up at Ster-
ling and it was likely he would GO to that place
on Sunday and make a search. Mr.. Watson said
he was formerly an officer in the British army.
and lately had travelled for threeyears in Europe.
He had no occupation at present.
dispatch from Sterling H., states that the
town is in fever of excitement over the case of
the missing girl Lillian Snaveiy- Watson. Her
widowed mother, who lives on a fine farm three
miles south OF Sterling, is nearly wild with
grief. She has not seen her daughter since her
marriage to Watson. 1t was learned that the
missing girls wardrobe. which she took when
she left home, contained a dark green cashmere
dress and a black silk sacque with fur collar,
such as was worn by the murdered girl whose
body was found at Railway. A picture of the
victim received in Sterling to-day is almost an
exact fac-simile of one taken of Lillian Snavey
few months ago. So great is the excitement
in Sterling that many threats against Watson
are made, and it is likely he would get a warm
reception if he were to step foot within the
town. Lillian was great favorite, and it is the
general belief among those who knew her that
there has been foul play in her disappearance.
| She belongs to one of the best families in the
| county. and by the death of her father became
possessed of considerable wealth. Ali the
money she had in bank, over So 900. was drawn
by her after she married Watson. ~. II
| Tonight Watson had an interview with Miss
Duncan, who was his wife's close friend. He
received definite assurance. and Miss Duncan
repeated afterwards to reporters that Watsons
bride was not dead. Miss Duncan intimated
that Mrs. Watson has reason to think that
Watson is a bigamist, and she was secreting
herself to get rid of him.